Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays

Joan Stein and Stuart Ross, in association with the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, present: Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays

Conceived and Directed by BRIAN SCHNIPPER

Smart. Funny. Moving. Nine of our most celebrated playwrights take on the red-hot subject of same-sex marriage in nine short plays. On six Monday evenings, the Renberg Theatre presents a theatrical event as magically entertaining and personally transforming as it is politcally potent.

A different celebrity ensemble will be announced here for each of the six performances. (Past performers have included Jason Alexander, Eve Best, Matthew Broderick, Jonathan Cake, Peri Gilpin, Judd Hirsch, Richard Kind, Hamish Linklater, Wendie Malick, Jefferson Mays, Deborah Messing, Debra Monk, Zach Quinto, Jean Smart, Michael Stuhlbarg and Alfre Woodard.)

The playwrights and their plays:
 
THE REVISION, by Jordan Harrison: An amusing look at how two men might rewrite their vows to more accurately reflect their limited options.

WHITE MARRIAGE, by Jeffery Hatcher: In which a wife and her husband discuss his "gay" sense of humor.

LONDON MOSQUITOS, by Moisés Kaufmann: A widower tries to make sense of the loss of his long-time lover.

THIS MARRIAGE IS SAVED, by Joe Keenan: A disgraces evangelist and his wife insist that his fling with a male prostitute has strengthened their marriage.

STRANGE FRUIT, by Neil LaBute: Two men in love whose plans for an "old-fashioned" wedding are stymied when reality rears its ugly head.

THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT, by Wendy McLeod: Is there any hope for happiness when a lesbian marriage begins in IOWA?

PABLO AND ANDREW AT THE ALTAR OF WORDS, by José Rivera: Two men use their marriage vows to "say the things we never really say."

THE GAY AGENDA, by Paul Rudnick: A sadly hilarious plea for understanding by an Ohio homemaker and member of Focus on the Family.

ON FACEBOOK, by Doug Wright: Adapted from an actual Facebook thread that chronicles one long fight among friends over same-sex marriage.